Washington [USA], May 17: The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan will be replaced by another Nimitz-class ship, the USS George Washington , which was deployed to Yokosuka from 2008-2015, according to Kyodo News.
The US military said the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan will always be on alert in the Pacific as it heads to a naval maintenance facility in Washington state.
The USS Ronald Reagan arrived in Yokosuka in October 2015 and performed patrol duties in the surrounding waters, amid growing tensions due to China's pressure on Taiwan as well as its nuclear and missile development program. fire of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , according to Kyodo News.
Previously, the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan participated in rescue and relief efforts coordinated with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces after the major earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. That earthquake devastated northeastern Japan.
Commanding Officer Daryle Cardone of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier told reporters on deck before departure that the aircraft carrier and its crew "have deployed throughout the region to uphold international law." and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region".
Meanwhile, some local residents took boats to the area around the USS Ronald Reagan to protest the deployment of the aircraft carrier, claiming that this posed a nuclear risk, according to Kyodo News.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
